• 'Fossilman' is King of Poker

  by Jeff Shulman

  Almost 2,600 players entered the $10,000 no-limit hold'em world championship event at the Horseshoe. More than 200 players made the money and got at least their buy-in back, and the top five players all became millionaires. Dan Harrington made the …continued

• Hold'em Starting-Hand Basics

  by Roy Cooke

  The biggest money-losing mistake inexperienced players (and many experienced ones, for that matter) make in limit poker generally and Texas hold'em particularly is getting involved in hands they shouldn't play at all. I have written many times …continued

• Adopt a Dealer

  by Barry Mulholland

  On my last vacation, I was playing hold'em in a room I used to frequent, when a dealer I'd never seen sat down in the box. He didn't run the game very well, and the indifference he displayed as to whether or not players observed the rules …continued

• Silly Suits

  by I. Nelson Rose

  Mr. Brownlow: … the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction. Mr. Bumble: If that's what the law supposes, sir, then the law's an ass! - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Lawyers and the law often get a bum rap. It's …continued

• Learning to Love Road Teams

  by Chuck Sippl

  One of the things I always look for, while it's still early in the baseball season, is which teams have demonstrated a knack for winning on the road. As is the case in most team sports, most home teams tend to win substantially more often than the …continued

• Tipping is Not a City in China, and Other Assorted Tidbits

  by Jan Fisher

  Wow, another season is in the can for the World Poker Tour, and new poker players keep coming. Everywhere I go, the lists for games are long and cardrooms are spreading more games than ever before. For the most part, it's all great. What is not so …continued

• World Series of Poker 2004

  by Bob Ciaffone

  This column is being written on the second day of the World Series of Poker championship event - or perhaps I should call it the "second first day." The players had to start in two waves this year. A monster record crowd was expected by all …continued

• Decisions and Leverage in Limit Hold'em

  by Lou Krieger

  In a recent issue of Card Player (Vol. 17, No. 8, April 9, 2004), Rolf Slotboom, one of my favorite writers, wrote about the ongoing debate over the relative skill level required in limit, pot-limit, and no-limit poker. Rolf cited Poker Essays, where …continued

• The Late, Late Game

  by Michael Cappelletti

  I recently took my family to Atlantic City for the weekend. One night after the big Omaha game broke up, I settled into a very friendly late-night $10-$20 game, where everyone seemed to know each other and six of us chipped in to send out for Chinese …continued

• Lowball Online

  by Michael Wiesenberg

  Whenever a new form of poker is introduced in an area, good players look on that as an occasion to find some very good games. It happened in California when hold'em was first introduced. Many Nevada experts took regular trips to the Golden Berry …continued

• Congratulations, Ladies!

  by Mike Sexton

  A dream of every poker player - man or woman, amateur or pro - is to win a bracelet at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), or a World Poker Tour title. And if you're a professional player who has played in the WSOP for a number of years, it eats at …continued

• The 2004 World Series of Poker

  by Phil Hellmuth

  What a field! The 2,576 players in the World Series of Poker championship event marked a historic moment for poker. But can a "known" great player ever win the WSOP again? Or, are we going to see "random" players - whether …continued

• How I Like to Play High Pairs on Fourth Street

  by Roy West

  Hi. Come on in. I picked up a cherry cheesecake and some raspberry juice - tasty fare while we discuss our beloved game of poker. In a low- or medium-limit stud game, if you start with a high pair and don't improve on fourth street, you'll …continued

• Adjusting Your Thinking to Fit Your Opponents

  by Tom McEvoy

  Now that the World Series of Poker is over, I am reviewing a concept that is key to winning in tournament poker. The concept is especially important when you play tournaments with large fields that include amateur, intermediate, advanced, and …continued

• Impatience is Not a Virtue

  by Vince Burgio

  One of the troubles with getting old is that you lose your patience. My whole life, I've heard that as we get old, we become more patient, more understanding. It didn't happen to me! If I ever had any patience, I lost it somewhere along the …continued

• World Series of Poker Decisions

  by Mike O Malley

  The World Series of Poker is well under way as I write this, and instead of playing in the handful of events that I would normally play, I was somehow talked into working at the WSOP this year as the financial host. This has allowed me to make and see …continued

• Shooting Star 2004 - the Weak Lead

  by Daniel Negreanu

  It was the second straight year I'd attended the Shooting Star tournament, and I was honored to be one of the "Shooting Stars." The tournament is extremely popular among the players for good reason: It's well-run, players are treated …continued

• World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational - Part IV

  by Linda Johnson

  At the end of my last column, I was faced with a decision of whether or not to call an all-in raise in the small blind with the 9 4 and my last $7,500. The antes were $500 and the blinds were $2,000-$4,000. I would have $30,000 if I called and sucked …continued

• Variability in Poker Outcomes

  by Daniel Kimberg

  When we think about our poker outcomes, two of the most important concepts are expectation and variance. Loosely, expectation reflects our true earning or loss rate, while variance reflects how consistent that rate is. Although expectation and …continued

• Poker Drafting - a Selective Slow Play

  by Ashley Adams

  When you're starting out and want to beat those low-limit games, it's often best to play mechanically. You make money from your opponents' habitual mistakes by being a solid player who doesn't go on tilt and who has patience. If …continued

• First Impressions - Part II: Reading Cards and Players

  by Alan Schoonmaker

  Part I of this series said first impressions have a huge impact on the way we perceive other people and situations: "Once we label a person, his cards, or anything else, that label affects the information we look for and the way we process …continued

• A-K Revisited - Part I

  by Rolf Slotboom

  A while ago, while checking out some of the poker sites for new information, there was a post on TwoPlusTwo that got my attention. It read: Caro's advice … A good player under the gun raises. I'm the small blind, and everybody folds. I …continued

• 2004 World Series Follies - Part II

  This is the second part of my riveting report on my adventures and observations while doing tournament report writing for Finaltablepoker.com at the 2004 World Series. As you know, they had an astonishing turnout of 2,576 players for the championship …continued

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